Tag Archives: Mayor Jerry Abramson

Beshear rolls out new wave of TV ads

July 18, 2011 – 11:13 am

One week after a Republican Governors Association front group went on the air in Kentucky with ads depicting our economy as a nightmare and David Williams as its solution, today sees Steve Beshear countering with two ads touting himself as Mr. Jobs Jobs Jobs. Via cn|2, here they are: The first ad includes Jerry Abramson’s [...]

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Revenue commission approves water company loan

February 10, 2011 – 4:08 pm

In a special meeting held Thursday, the Metro Revenue Commission authorized the city to borrow $10 million from the Louisville Water Company to help pay a hefty settlement owed to a group of retired firefighters. Later today, the Metro Council is expected to pass an emergency ordinance that gives the city final permission to borrow [...]

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Fischer green lights razing of Iron Quarter

January 31, 2011 – 5:35 pm

The city of Louisville and developer Todd Blue have reached an agreement that allows the local businessman to demolsih the row of historic cast-iron buildings along Main Street within 90 days. In a consensus reached Monday, Blue has agreed to drop his federal lawsuit against Metro government while the city has said it will help [...]

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Lexington mayor plucks Driskell as financial commissioner

January 4, 2011 – 4:33 pm

Newly elected Lexington Mayor Jim Gray announced the appointment of three new city commissioners to his cabinet Tuesday, including former Louisville Chief Financial Officer Jane Driskell, who served in various budgetary positions in former Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson’s administration for several years. The official explanation to appoint Driskell as Commissioner of Finance and Administration plays [...]

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New homes planned for southwest Louisville

December 14, 2010 – 3:47 pm

Joined by non-profit housing developers, Mayor Jerry Abramson unveiled plans for a new neighborhood of single-family homes in southwest Louisville that will replace what was once a multi-family housing area. The community is set to be built along Boxelder Road off Cane Run Road, where construction will begin sometime in 2011. There are several debilitated [...]

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City appeal in retired firefighters case rejected

December 14, 2010 – 12:51 pm

After a decade-long legal battle with the city, a group of retired Louisville firefighters could receive millions of dollars after the Kentucky Supreme Court turned down Metro government’s request for an appeal to their lawsuit. The 140 retirees claim that they are owed more than $17 million in compensation and interest due to miscalculated overtime [...]

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City economic director named senior V.P. of Nucleus

December 9, 2010 – 4:45 pm

After telling Mayor-elect Greg Fischer that he was unsure about his future, Bruce Traughber, Louisville’s economic development director, has been named senior vice president of economic development for Nucleus — the University of Louisville’s life sciences and innovation business development arm. From the Mayor’s Office: Traughber’s responsibilities will include cultivating economic development opportunities on behalf [...]

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Ford to bring new vehicles, jobs

December 9, 2010 – 12:22 pm

The Ford Motor Company plans to invest $600 million to renovate its Louisville Assembly Plant, and will eventually employ 2,900 workers at the refurbished site. The automaker’s new facility will build the next-generation of vehicles starting late next year and will require an additional shift, creating 1,800 new jobs on top of the 1,100 employees [...]

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Yarmuth ♥ Abramson

December 6, 2010 – 4:43 pm

Aww, isn’t this nice? From Congressman John Yarmuth’s office: On Tuesday, Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) will pay tribute to Mayor Jerry Abramson’s more than twenty years of service to Louisville during a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. After the love fest tomorrow, we’ll dig through the old “Hot Coals” archives [...]

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The lost decade

October 29, 2010 – 2:52 pm

Over the last decade, Louisville’s job market has been bleeding, with little real aid — and critics point to lethargy in Greater Louisville Inc., as the leading culprit. From January 2000 to January 2010, the Bureau of Labor & Statistics shows that the city shed 34,600 private sectors jobs. Those losses represent a 5.5 percent decrease [...]

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